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<h1 class="topictitle1">Installing Windows Server Backup</h1>
<div><p>Domain controllers can be backed up only after Windows Server Backup is installed. You can install the tool using the Server Manager or by running commands on Windows PowerShell.</p>
<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Method 1: Installing Windows Server Backup Using the Server Manager</h4><ol><li><span>Log in to the local host as <strong>Administrator</strong>.</span></li><li><span>Choose <strong>Start</strong> &gt; <strong>Server Manager</strong>.</span></li><li><span>Click <strong>Add roles and features</strong>.</span></li><li><span>In the displayed dialog box, click <strong>Next</strong>.</span></li><li><span>Select <strong>Role-based or feature-based installation</strong> and click <strong>Next</strong>.</span></li><li><span>Choose <strong>Select a server from the server pool</strong> and click <strong>Next</strong>.</span></li><li><span>Select <strong>Windows Server Backup</strong> and click <strong>Next</strong>.</span></li><li><span>Click <strong>Install</strong>.</span></li></ol>
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<div class="section"><h4 class="sectiontitle">Method 2: Installing Windows Server Backup by Running Commands on Windows PowerShell</h4><ol><li><span>Enter <strong>Windows PowerShell</strong> in the search box.</span></li><li><span>Right-click <strong>Windows PowerShell</strong> and choose <span class="uicontrol"><b>Run as administrator</b></span> from the shortcut menu to enable Windows PowerShell.</span></li><li><span>Run the following command to perform the installation:</span><p><pre class="screen">Install-WindowsFeature -Name Windows-Server-Backup</pre>
<p>The command output is as follows (Windows Server 2016 is used as an example):</p>
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